Hampshire
Solar panels in Shanklin, with the numbers shown.
About 7,240 kWh a year from 12 panels in Shanklin, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Shanklin's solar year
PVGIS puts Shanklin at 1,138 kWh per kWp a year, 9% above our Hampshire county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41 |
| February | 58.1 |
| March | 100 |
| April | 131 |
| May | 137 |
| June | 140 |
| July | 144 |
| August | 125 |
| September | 105 |
| October | 70.5 |
| November | 48.7 |
| December | 36.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,138 kWh per kWp in Shanklin against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Shanklin 23% above it.
How Shanklin compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Shanklin. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 4th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 9,083 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,138 kWh per kWp a year, 3.12 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £1,003 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £756 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Shanklin's own yield.
Isle of Wight is the planning authority covering Shanklin, which the House of Commons Library classes as a small town.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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Modelled for Shanklin at 50.63191, -1.18124 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Shanklin
Shanklin sits in Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' Southern England licence area, so SSEN is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Shanklin
A heat pump in Shanklin
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Shanklin make about 1,170 kWh, against 3,470 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Shanklin
From April to September, 69% of a Shanklin roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 910 kWh in July on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Shanklin
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Shanklin as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Shanklin
What does a solar panel system produce in Shanklin?
Each kWp of panels in Shanklin makes 1,138 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 7,240 kWh, from about 230 kWh in December up to 910 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Shanklin?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Shanklin before a battery. What Shanklin changes is the return, about 7,240 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Shanklin need approval from the network operator?
Shanklin is on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' network (Southern England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Shanklin?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Shanklin exports about 6,301 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £756; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Shanklin in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Shanklin roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,170 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Shanklin compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Shanklin |
|---|---|---|
| Shanklin | 1,138 | this town |
| Sandown | 1,138 | level |
| Ryde | 1,136 | −2 kWh |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) | 1,150 | +12 kWh |
| East Cowes | 1,112 | −26 kWh |
| Cowes | 1,125 | −13 kWh |
| Gosport | 1,116 | −22 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
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Further reading for Shanklin
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →Home EV charger types and speeds, explained properly
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Read the guide →Are heat pumps noisy? The 37 dB(A) answer, in plain terms
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Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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